Table tennis is becoming sexy. Well, almost. SPiN, the table tennis club and
cocktail bar in New York co-owned by Susan Sarandon, the actress, is packed
with models, media types and intellectuals most evenings. It now has
franchises in Los Angeles, Toronto and Milwaukee.

The SPiN effect has filtered through to the UK. In London, Bounce, a basement
club in Holborn that boasts 13 full-size tables along with a bar and
restaurant, is booked up weeks in advance. Matthew Freud, the PR guru and a
shareholder, says that there are plans to open sister clubs in other British
cities. PING,